W - Hamels (10-9), L - Detwiler (0-6), S - Lidge (30)
The story of tonight's game was Cole Hamels. It looks like the Phillies finally have their ace back on track, as Hamels dominated the Nationals all night. The Phillies offense was able tack on some runs against Ross Detwiler and the Nats bullpen. In the end, the Phillies hung on for the win and swept the series, with a final score of 4-2.
Cole Hamels had his fastball working and everything built off of that. For five innings, he was perfect, and stayed very good the entire night. Hamels went eight great innings, allowing five hits and a walk and just one earned run. He struck out ten and only found himself in trouble once, in the seventh. However, instead of getting frustrated, Hamels buckled down and limited the damage, which earned him his 10th win of the season. Brad Lidge came in and gave up an unlucky run, but was in total control as he locked down his 30th save of the season.
For the Nationals, Ross Detwiler delivered about as good a start as they could have hoped for. But it was not enough and after five decent innings, Detwiler was lifted, having surrendered an earned run on four hits while fanning six. The Nationals' bullpen came in and allowed three more earned runs as the Phillies did well to score without the long ball. Jimmy Rollins had a pair of hits and a stolen base to go along with an RBI. Not much else was done on offense but not much else was needed.
With tonight's win, the Phillies have now won five in a row and move to 25 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 1993 season. Their magic number has been reduced to an even 10, pending late action tonight. And they have some momentum before traveling to Atlanta this weekend for a huge series. For now, though, the team can enjoy yet another terrific start from their rotation, as Cole Hamels delivered a masterpiece tonight.
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